title: Thoughts about multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research.
abstract: This essay focuses on multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research. The definitions and objectives for these three types of multiple discipline research are given. Discussion centers on the gains and losses that may be experienced by individual nurses who engage in such research, as well as gains and losses for the discipline of nursing.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fawcett
mesh_terms: D015399:Nursing Research
keywords: Interdisciplinary; multidisciplinary; nursing; research; transdisciplinary